The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-22

III Is priceless, said the giri, gaming
some courage
Her mistress smiled languidly, as sh,
sat watching
DO you really fancy the ring9" she
inquired of her caller
| The latter nodded briskly.
want it very much"
On, well, Paulita," said her mistress
:" let Mrs. Van CauIpen have the ring il
she chooses to buy it from you. Who
gave it TO you, anyway"
My sweetheart gave it to me" said
Paulita, after silence, in which she
seemed nerving herself for something
at is-my-engagemcnt ring. Nobody
on earth--no money could buy il from
me"
Her eyes We're fixed upon the treasure
as she spoke, jealousy.
Ahemy' said the caller Engage
I ment ring / wonder who the thief was?
You see, this ring is mine. can identi-
I fy it by the inside haventlooked yet,
and couldn't read it without my glasses,
but think younger eyes could find the
letters K and II and a date. The ring
is older than it looks. People do not
wear goad turquoises constantly they are
easily discoloredD
Paulita stood motionless. No sound
came from her lips. The scarlet had fad
/ cd from her cheeks. A sickness, a death
/ y feeling had come upon her. What did
it mean? Her Roger's--ring ! Stolen |.
This woman knew the inscription.
| The room seemed going around. She
was dizzy, faint.
And then the callers voice fell upon
her again through the darkness.
OF course ! don't doubt you came by
II honestly, my poor girl, but nevertheless
it is or was my ring. Your sweetheart
| probably bought IL at pawnshop where
it had been left--ha, ha.-by my scape-
grace of a nephew My favorite nephew,
my ihcorrigapie nephew. Always lh'o
scr'pes' ana always having 10 oe heiped
out, | suppose --she was ta'k'hg 70
f"uii'as mistress no" = suppose
young men fiius' pe young men, anu
young fascai7 as Wei. ohly nancy uiat
sesiia"ag OF a ie'gef--you kiio" my hepn-
e" Roger tias'iiss-oiliy lahcy ms
pa~hils my ring. 'iiissea II Z goou
whiie since. here' my soou
sirl --lor 1a''iiia iiaa suiileu anu "sih-
Ell toward the door-waiReu uils'eadiiy'
had they pu' seen OF cared.
mere my sifi' VIII ilo' ciaiiii Ine
fing' unless you choose 10 accept a i'iif
equivalent
raul'a feenihed' put OUT ner Aa'iu
p'iiA'lis' anu "oA .ne riiis ie' ie''i'
n''' 80 .oi. ~ ,, ~ - ~. > -
vs. ~ :, - - ,.", - - ".
~ 80 -, - ~ ,''.7 -
i'''''''' '''i' % - . : ~ '''''
fou are 700 good Nifs. van Nailipeh'
lnaeeu' 'iilhh YOU are fe'iiS iooiish 70
DC - eoou
anu airs. van 'a"'leh > Noioe -uisie-
sar'iiui oil ier ifiehd : sreihoiis'fanc''--c'i-
epr''eu 'he loiiies % ie' ,'''of'e hepn-
ew AT all events ne had GOT 20 the
ehd % his 'ether. ne Is gong 70 pe mar
ried soon' ana l fancy iiis Miie VIII n'ahe
niii VAIN seis s''ais'i' q u''si'ii
girl ana ne coihp'e'eiy iilia'ua'eu
'ilss ' an ".'''eis--'eis ,i'h, u oouise
lou can 70 ioi 'iN''i '''.''' '"'u
ner hiis'fess' seieiie'y, ioieSee'ns' PEI
n"ps' 7oi'ie 'ei's,,'iu' ~ u 09s,p "i'''i'
''ie 'oi'ii''s "o'N'i's -
usu'''is "i9' VI i's' '''ei'''0' "'''' .
VI s''''e eo''
And Paulita obeyed. She went out OF
the room. She wore her cap and apron,
and seemed neat and modest. No one
would have suspected any terrible I'M
pending trouble. She went toward the
sea.
{" ., my God! She kept saying these
three words over and over helplessiy,
despairingly.
False, false, false Her world had come
to a sudden and terrible END. tier world
had stopped reyolslilg-had coiiided
with huge obstacles, had crashed ana
smashed, and was dropping away from
under her leet- She was sinking into an
abyss
II was death
She walked a long distance. she hard-
ly knew where she stopped, or what she